So many of you were sharing your “intrigue” of the transformational work I am privileged to do with the horses, I decided to play with the word “intrigue” in other contexts as I coached my private clients.
The experiment showed me that “intrigue” is indeed something that many of you not only feel at a deep level, it’s actually pointing you in new and better directions for your business. These new directions can be a little scary, a little uncomfortable, or frankly, a big stretch. So they are noted, and put aside for “later” attention.
Does this sound familiar to you? I invite you to take a closer look, because intrigue actually holds powerful clues to move you in new and better directions. The question is two-fold; first, are you recognizing the clue that is right in front of but that you can’t “see,” and second, what are you doing to follow-through on the information that clue holds for you?
Are you secretly happy that we’ve left the Information Overload Era? Or maybe you’re secretly afraid of losing that familiar “security blanket,” and you continue to learn in the old paradigm.
Continuous learning and consistent improvement are common traits of our most successful and fulfilled people, no matter what kind of work they do or life they lead. And these traits move with us into the new paradigm of success.
As a creative-conscious entrepreneur, and someone who follows my work regularly, I am confident that you possess these traits, and that as you navigate personal and collective shifts in your own business, you are likely hitting a sticky point in these areas. And you may or may not be consciously aware of it.
Here’s the rub. Continuous improvement is comprised of many different things, and in no small part is continuous learning a part of the continuous improvement practice. Up until now, our society has in large part “learned” primarily through intellectual knowledge. And remember, we have just exited the Information Overload Era.
From my perspective, this name not only defined the “too much of a good thing” aspect of that time, it also indicates that intellectual information, or information that comes in through the brain in the head dominated. For many people, even creative-conscious entrepreneurs, we suppressed, ignored, or de-valued (maybe all three) the information that comes in through different and stronger channels.
I know I found myself in this situation. I am very creative, highly kinesthetic, and have only truly learned through the experiential learning process. And still, that part of me that is practical, and had known “success” in the corporate world, was still fighting the non-intellectual information that was coming in, often introduced by intrigue, and pointing me in a direction that would reveal the next layer of my Authentic Self.
So what can you take away from this conversation? My intention is that something about this discussion opens up that conscious place in you that knows something is “off” for you. And this “off” piece may or may not align with your outer circumstances, or the results you’re currently creating in your business.
By having the courage to dig deep, get down and dirty, and journey through the raw truth, are you really able to practice continuous learning in this brave new time. And once that window is opened, there’s just no turning back, is there?
Based on my personal journey, and on the experience many of you are having as you courageously encounter this “sticky” point in the process, I have shifted the Allowing Freedom through the Spirit of the Horse Retreat that is coming in May. It is designed using all sources of information, so that it will move you to your next level of authenticity, because I know you know that “like attracts like.”
Watch for a special email coming this week for more details on this exclusive retreat for creative-conscious entrepreneurs, as well as how to schedule a call with me to ensure that this is the right place at the right time for you to be now.
My consciousness invites your consciousness to courageously step into more of who you are.
Namaste.
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